Alan Campbell sole failure among British crews at Lucerne World Cup

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The British men’s eight qualified in second place behind Russia on Lake Rotsee in LucerneAP:Associated Press

Alex Lowe

Last updated at 12:01AM, July 12 2014

Alan Campbell, the Olympic bronze medal-winner, is the only one from Britain’s 18 crews at the Lucerne World Cup regatta to be out of medal contention as his disappointing run of form continued. Campbell won his heat but finished fourth in the quarter-final of the men’s single scull.

The Northern Irishman, who recently became a father, was beaten in the semi-finals at Henley Royal Regatta last weekend, and Sir David Tanner, the GB Rowing performance director, is mystified by his below-par performances. “It was obviously a disappointing performance for Alan and we’ll spend a bit of time investigating it,” Tanner